The Gun Counter

Got a shooter-grade example, but the rear sight blade is missing. So, I could use either a replacement blade, or complete sight assembly.

Also, it came with a Browning .380 mag, likely from a 1908 or such. Not the one with the plastic pinky extender affixed thereon. Need me at least one, and preferably three of those.

Then, I want to find a competent gunsmith to go through and give it a tune up. Likely off to our resident coating guru thereafter. It's not a collectible grade, so that's fine.

Anyone got some actual, live, direct links to those parts? I suck at navigating Midway's site, and Brownell's ain't much better on finding "hard to find" vintage stuff.

Conversely, if anyone is lusting after a 10/71, the first $275 + shipping nails this one. Once I get the work done on it, it'll be a keeper, never to be sold.



Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

I checked on Gunbroker and saw a couple of magazines for sale there. Bing-fu (I refuse to use Google) turned up nothing at the usual places. Could it be called something else because I saw a lot of Browning BDA 380 parts at Numrich and Miswest Gun Works.

Rod wrote:I checked on Gunbroker and saw a couple of magazines for sale there. Bing-fu (I refuse to use Google) turned up nothing at the usual places. Could it be called something else because I saw a lot of Browning BDA 380 parts at Numrich and Miswest Gun Works.

After looking on Gunbroker it looks like it is a post-WW2, GCA '68 compatible cross between the Browning/FN 1910 and 1922 models, so parts from those might work. Numrich had a fixed rear sight in the 1922 parts listing, but it may not be tall enough.

Since you're looking at refinishing it anyway, maybe there is a modern replacement sight that could be installed without too much modification being needed on the sight or the gun?

As for buying it, I might be tempted if it was a .32 instead of a .380.

always had a hankering for one of these (well anything JMB handgun) but this being CA the selection is limited. Off list older pieces tend to get sold out of state and then can never return (unless owner moves here and sells as legal private party transaction).